Chapter 16: How a Big Shot Confesses

The monthly fee for the "Guardian" status is one thousand.

So, how much would it cost to renew it for a hundred years?

A math representative in the comments quickly provided the answer.

"One point two million! Holy sh*t, you tycoon, please accept my knees!"

"Bro, I have a younger sister who is even prettier than the streamer. Are you interested? I can introduce her to you."

"My sister and I are twins, and I've never been in a relationship. Bro, can we get to know each other?"

"Get lost! Dammit, my hands are so itchy, give me my eyes back!"

"Ten thousand years makes you an immortal, but human life is barely a hundred years. Is this how big shots confess? I'm so jealous."

...

The bullet comments flooded the screen, but Jiang Chen could no longer see them. After renewing the Guardian status for a hundred years, he left the livestream room.

In just two short nights, two million had vanished. He didn't do this because he was a fool with too much money.

He had already mastered the operating manual for using "Simp Gold."

If he could successfully win over Li Shurui, then one-tenth of the money he spent on her would be returned to him the moment the task was completed.

In other words.

The more money he spent on Li Shurui now, the higher his returns would be later.

If Li Shurui's favorability toward him rose to 90 by tomorrow, he could get a cashback of over two hundred thousand.

To him, Li Shurui was equivalent to a financial product; the more he invested, the greater the eventual return. Naturally, he had to find every way possible to pour money into her.

Of course.

"Investment" was "investment," but he still had to watch the scale. Nowadays, while rare, there were people willing to drop millions to support female streamers, but he would likely need to control it moving forward.

Spending a fortune occasionally to win a beauty's smile was romantic, but doing it every day would arouse suspicion.

Jiang Chen didn't want to be targeted by the authorities before he even got his money.

"13726******, this is my phone number."

As expected.

Li Shurui quickly sent another private message.

However, this time, the "Flower of the Arts Academy" had become a bit smarter. She didn't say any nonsense; she simply provided her contact information.

While proactive, she also displayed a perfectly measured sense of reserve.

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled up slightly as he turned off his phone and tucked it into his pocket.

"Xiao Bai, what are you watching on TV?"

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On the other side.

Seeing that Li Shurui had ended the livestream, Xu Siyi and the other two girls, who had been unable to contain themselves, quickly crowded around.

"Shurui, don't you never dance in the dorm?"

That was true.

Although Li Shurui often livestreamed from the dorm, due to the environment, she rarely danced on camera there.

"And, why were you dancing just now so..."

After a moment of hesitation, Guo Ran stammered, "...so flirtatiously?"

They had noticed her dancing just now, and they were all astonished.

Never mind men; even as girls, those movements made their hearts race and their faces flush.

Li Shurui's cheeks turned slightly red. Although her roommates knew she was a streamer, there was a difference between knowing about it and actually seeing it.

Moreover, the dance she just performed was indeed a bit too...

"Was it?"

Li Shurui feigned composure.

"Of course it was!"

Zheng Jingjing nodded vigorously. "I watched it just now and felt my whole body heating up!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Li Shurui felt even more embarrassed and tried to act natural. "If that's what they want to see, what can I do?"

The three girls naturally knew she was referring to the fans in the livestream room.

"Don't they clamor to see it every single day? Why didn't you dance in the dorm before?"

Xu Siyi's eyes darted around; she wasn't so easily fooled. She stared suspiciously at her roommate, who was clearly acting out of character.

"Those people even said they wanted your underwear and stockings. Why don't you give them to them?"

In the past, Li Shurui might not have cared; after all, they were all girls and had been roommates for years, having shared even more extreme jokes. But today, perhaps due to a sense of guilt, she felt inexplicably bashful.

"It's just a dance, is there really a need to make such a fuss?"

She tried to deflect the topic, but Xu Siyi and the others weren't going to let her off so easily.

"Shurui, something is definitely up with you..."

Zheng Jingjing spoke with great solemnity, her eyes piercing as if she could see through someone's soul.

"And you suddenly gave us SK-II today. Shurui, tell us the truth, did something good happen to you?" Guo Ran chimed in.

Girls like them were almost never fools.

"Confess and receive leniency; resist and face severity!" Xu Siyi said with a mock-serious face.

"Is it a crime to give you guys gifts?"

Li Shurui refused to yield, using a counter-tactic: "Then give them back to me."

"We've already used them," Zheng Jingjing said with a grin. "Shurui, you're so nervous—could it be that we're right? Did some rich young master see you on Starry Sky and want to pursue you?"

Many wealthy people liked to hit on female streamers nowadays.

Li Shurui had encountered this before; the guy was a local from Donghai. He was willing to spend, and he had sent her many gifts, but he was too old and wasn't a good match.

"There really isn't anyone."

Li Shurui denied it resolutely.

The three girls crossed their arms and stared at her intently without saying a word, making it clear they didn't believe her.

Helpless, Li Shurui could only manage a bitter smile. "Fine, I'll tell you the truth."

"That's more like it," Zheng Jingjing said, narrowing her eyes with satisfaction.

"There really isn't any young master. It's just that I met someone..."

Li Shurui hesitated.

"Met who?" Xu Siyi pressed immediately.

"I met... a very interesting person."

After thinking it over, Li Shurui didn't know how else to describe him, so she settled on that term.

"Interesting?"

The three girls looked at each other.

"What's the deal?" Guo Ran even slipped into her hometown dialect.

Li Shurui pursed her rose-red lips.

Everyone has vanity.

Girls of this age are no exception.

Having encountered such a massive benefactor, if she said she wasn't proud or didn't want to show off to others, she would be lying.

"He activated the Guardian status in my livestream," Li Shurui said softly.

"Guardian? So what? Isn't it just a thousand yuan?"

Zheng Jingjing was dismissive.

She knew how proud and haughty Li Shurui could be; seeing her acting so "bashful," she thought it must be someone truly special.

Just as Zheng Jingjing was being disdainful, Li Shurui looked at her and added another sentence.

"It wasn't for one month."

"He renewed the Guardian status in my livestream for a hundred years."

As the words fell, the dorm room fell into a dead silence.

"How... how long?"

Zheng Jingjing's expression froze, and she began to stammer.

"Shurui said... a hundred years..." Guo Ran looked dazed.

Xu Siyi's eyes widened. She subconsciously did the math and then instantly gasped.

"Doesn't that mean... over a million?!"

Li Shurui nodded silently.

Zheng Jingjing and Guo Ran couldn't help but gape, as if their souls had been sucked out, their minds going completely blank.