Jiang Lele looked confused and was about to say something when Yuan Yang suddenly rushed in from the doorway.
“Finish eating and meet me in Conference Room 1. There’s something urgent.”
The group immediately stop their joking, finishing their meal quickly before heading upstairs for the meeting.
Once everyone was seated, Yuan Yang placed his tablet on the table, his expression serious. “I thought the issue with Jiang Shi’s ID would settle down after Time made a clarification, but apparently, Time held a stream last night and announced that he would quit livestreaming.”
He continued, frustrated, “I’ve been so busy lately. Last night, I finally decided to take a break and went to bed early, so I had no idea this happened.”
He only found out this morning when other staff members reported it to him.
“Now, Time’s fans believe that TLG used its power to force him to quit, and they’re demanding an explanation on the official account.”
Jiang Shi, along with everyone else, was a bit stunned.
Jiang Shi, seated next to Xie Xu, took advantage of being partially hidden by him to secretly open his phone and log into Weibo.
The farewell post he had made last night already had over a thousand comments. But instead of being filled with sentiments of farewell or sadness, the comments were mostly from fans, furious and ready to fight.
The top comment read:
[TLG is just bullying others! Even if Time quits the internet, we won’t let this go. We’ll tear a piece of TLG’s flesh. Family members, we will go together!]
Jiang Shi: “?”
Why is this situation completely different from what he expected?
Who’s been encouraging them to act so aggressively?
Yuan Yang noticed Jiang Shi’s sneaky behavior. “Xiao Shi, don’t look at Weibo.”
He tried to keep the atmosphere light, despite his own concerns. “It’s not that serious. Time’s fans have issued an ultimatum to TLG, demanding you provide solid evidence during your livestream that TLG didn’t force Time to quit. Otherwise, they’ll storm your stream.”
“The clarifications Time’s fans are asking for are within our power to provide. We have the full chat history with Time, and I’ve already asked the staff to organize it. All you need to do now is prepare for the livestream.”
Jiang Shi obediently nodded on the surface, but beneath the table, his fingers were tapping furiously on his phone.
[Time: Get back here! This has nothing to do with TLG!!!]
[Time: Please QAQ]
His comment was quickly replied to, with fans saying that he was clearly being bullied by TLG to the point of begging and that they would definitely seek justice for him.
Jiang Shi was completely overwhelmed. His expression turned blank as he shoved his phone into his pocket.
He should have insisted on having Little Bear TV ban their accounts when he had the chance!
A heavy silence filled the meeting room, with everyone clearly annoyed by how persistently Time’s fans were dragging out the situation.
Jiang Lele finally spoke up, offering his perspective: “Actually, they’re just trying to seek justice for their favorite streamer. It’s not that they’re unreasonable. It’s just that Time’s decision to quit the internet was so sudden.”
“He was still chatting casually in his stream last night, not at all like someone who was planning to retire from the scene.”
It must be said that Jiang Lele really understood Time’s mentality.
With the way Time was, he’d never give up his streamer account, especially not when it was linked with Xie Xu. There was no way he would let go at this point.
Last night, he was full of provocative talk, clearly showing interest in him.
Zhao Jiu picked up on something odd. “Wait, the captain went to his stream?”
Jiang Lele nodded. “You don’t believe me? Ask the captain yourself. He chatted with Time for a long time!”
Xie Xu calmly confirmed it with a nod.
There was nothing to deny.
Jiang Shi had no idea how the conversation had veered in this direction, and he suddenly had a bad feeling. But Jiang Lele, once he started talking, was like a machine gun. “They didn’t just chat—Time even asked the captain to seduce him!”
Zhao Jiu, who had never encountered such explosive news, was left gaping. “He said that in front of the captain?”
Jiang Lele nodded like chicken pecking rice. “It left the captain speechless for a good while.”
Xie Xu, who was reviewing the Weibo feedback data Yuan Yang had given him, commented, “Not speechless, exactly.”
At that moment, he had simply been debating whether to go next door and deal with the kid who had no filter.
In the end, he decided against it, considering the kid was live streaming1T/L: Oho?.
Yu Hui looked at Xie Xu with admiration. “Captain, you’ve sacrificed a lot for TLG.”
It took Zhao Jiu a moment to process everything, and when he finally spoke, his tone was slow. “He’s really bold.”
Jiang Lele, ever so thoughtful, offered, “Jiu-ge, you can just say he’s shameless. That’s what all of us Time fans think too.”
He finished speaking and noticed that one person in the training room had been silent for a while. Curious, he looked over at Jiang Shi, who was staring at the table. “Wait, you’re not angry after hearing all this? Not even saying a word?”
Wasn’t Jiang Shi a fan of Xie Xu? He even has a bit of perverted interest in him too, right? Shouldn’t he be jumping up in rage at this?
As soon as Jiang Lele spoke, everyone in the training room turned their attention to Jiang Shi. Even Yuan Yang, who had been messaging the staff on his computer, was now watching him.
Jiang Shi closed his eyes in frustration.
He was really at his wit’s end with Jiang Lele’s big mouth. Why didn’t those spicy noodles mute this little winter melon today?
“It’s not that I’m not saying anything.” Jiang Shi slowly raised his head, clenched his fist on the table, and swung it in Jiang Lele’s direction. “I’m just too angry!”
“I can’t even imagine the torment the captain must have endured last night.”
Jiang Shi’s words were flat, but the anger beneath them was clear, encouraging Jiang Lele, who looked at him expectantly, as if he was waiting for him to say more.
Jiang Shi found himself pushed further into the conversation, especially when Xie Xu also looked up at him, his eyes glinting with interest as if waiting for more.
Jiang Shi bit his lip, then blurted out, “He’s just a total pervert, a scoundrel, a lunatic…”
After insulting himself, his face turned red with embarrassment. He glanced weakly at Xie Xu. “Captain, I really can’t keep going.”
“That’s odd! When you play games, your fighting spirit is so strong.”
Jiang Lele was about to call Jiang Shi out for pretending, but Xie Xu interrupted.
“Alright, no more—” Xie Xu was about to say “badmouthing behind someone’s back,” but then he paused and corrected himself, “No more badmouthing.”
Yuan Yang, who had finished coordinating with the staff, spoke up, “Enough joking around, let’s get back to the main issue.”
“Jiang Shi’s first livestream is set for the day after tomorrow, which is Saturday at 8 PM.” Yuan Yang continued, picking up his phone. “I’ve already asked the team to set up a streaming account for Jiang Shi. Once it’s ready, we’ll announce it on Weibo and include the stream time.”
“Any issues?”
Jiang Shi shook his head, and the others expressed their support as well.
But Yuan Yang suddenly remembered something. “Xiao Shi, that was thoughtful of you, setting up a new streamer account on Little Bear TV to save me the trouble.”
Yuan Yang felt a warm sense of appreciation. “The staff said they found a streamer account under your ID with a basic profile picture, so I’ve asked the platform to verify it as a professional account.”
He then shot a glance at Jiang Lele and the others. “Can’t you all be more like Jiang Shi? Jiang Lele, don’t think I don’t know you sneaked some spicy noodles last night. Your lips were still red this morning.”
“You’re all such a handful.”
At least Jiang Shi was obedient.
But the compliment didn’t seem to register with Jiang Shi, whose face showed no sign of happiness. Instead, his expression was frozen in shock, his eyes filled with fear. “Yang-ge, what streamer account?”
Where did this new streamer account come from?
Jiang Shi suddenly realized a serious problem: Yuan Yang had never interacted with Time’s streaming account! Given that his ID, profile picture, and background had all been changed, totally different from his previous flashy style, could Yuan Yang have mistaken it for something else?
Seeing Jiang Shi’s incredulous expression, Yuan Yang laughed. “Stop pretending! There’s no way the ID could be wrong.”
“Oh, and I need to post on Weibo to let those fans attacking us know just how efficient TLG is.”
He then reminded Jiang Shi, “By the way, you should have received a notification in the backend of your Little Bear TV account about the professional verification.”
Sure enough, Jiang Shi’s phone pinged.
[Your professional player verification is complete.]
At the same time, Jiang Lele and Xie Xu’s phones chimed with a notification—
[The streamer you follow, Time, has become a pro player for the TLG team. Amazing! Go congratulate him~]
T/L: Press (F) to pay respect for Jiang Shi’s dead dignity…
