After the broadcast ended, Mu Nianwen was still in a state of excitement, unable to calm down.
He had done something exaggerated to the point of being a bit outrageous. Recalling the segments of the livestream, he even felt a sense of surrealism, completely lacking in reality.
But for now, it didn’t seem like a bad thing.
For a streamer and the top-ranked one to secretly fall in love, it sounded like something disgraceful and would make other viewers in the livestream feel uncomfortable. But once it was openly discussed and put on the table, surprisingly, it garnered quite a bit of support.
Many familiar faces who often spoke up were cheering, and even those who intended to dissuade were just voicing their opinions. People were just worried about him.
Xiao Xiao was quite close to many fans, so she did some investigation on his behalf. Some people thought it was amusing, most remained cautious, but of course, there were a few sour remarks that weren’t very pleasant.
“Most of them consider themselves your family, willing to check him out with you,” Xiao Xiao said. “As long as he’s a reliable person, then there shouldn’t be a problem.”
Mu Nianwen thought, that’s indeed a problem.
Is Tan Janglin reliable after all? He actually wasn’t quite sure.
“Did you settle the issue with the gift you refused to talk about that day?” Xiao Xiao asked. “Was it… a misunderstanding?”
Not at all, but he had started to bury his head in the sand, temporarily ignoring the matter.
Until now, he was too embarrassed to tell Xiao Xiao what was actually hidden in the gift, fearing that she would instantly change her attitude and question his actions.
And because of this, Mu Nianwen dared not let Xiao Can know about the outrageous thing he did during the livestream.
Condoms, as daily items, were not something particularly taboo.
It was natural for Tan Janglin to fantasize about him, given that he liked him.
If Tan Janglin had confessed first that day and then sent the gift after Mu Nianwen agreed, that would have been considered playful; maybe they would have already used it by now.
The order was important, and it definitely shouldn’t have been reversed.
Doing something like this between two people who were at most just ordinary friends was completely sexual harassment, utterly disrespectful, offensive, and suddenly, it seemed worrying about one’s character.
He should have been blacklisted completely, but unfortunately, everything about Tan Janglin besides this made Mu Nianwen extremely infatuated.
So, he decided to give Tan Janglin a chance. If Tan Janglin could provide a reasonable explanation, then he would turn a blind eye and forgive him once.
If not, it meant that this Alpha, despite the exquisite packaging, was rotten at the core, and it wouldn’t be a pity to give up on him.
After the public performance in the livestream room, maybe it would be laughed at, but it was also a good opportunity to act pitiful and establish a persona.
Although Mu Nianwen was a bit impulsive, he wasn’t promiscuous in matters of the heart. He was very rational; even if the Alpha was so outstanding, he would still refuse if he felt it wasn’t right. Sounds reasonable, doesn’t it?
Anyway, today he had already publicly embarrassed Zhenzhu Zhuna’er enough.
Thinking of Zhenzhu Zhuna’er, Mu Nianwen suddenly remembered that he had forgotten something important because he was too excited.
After washing up, he eagerly picked up his phone and opened the link Tan Janglin had shared with him.
It was a post in a community specifically discussing game streamers.
The poster said that they felt Zhenzhu Zhuna’er’s gameplay and facial expressions were oddly out of place; he always had a smile on his face during intense battles, and even when performing difficult maneuvers, he could still talk, which was very unreasonable.
They went on for a while, but basically, it was all subjective speculation without any real evidence.
As they say, actions speak louder than words. Mu Nianwen had never really watched Zhenzhu Zhuna’er’s livestreams, but he thought it made a lot of sense.
As he scrolled down, the attitudes in the comments section were roughly split.
Some people thought it was inappropriate to start a discussion without any real evidence, while others felt it was indeed suspicious. There were also a few who said, “I’ve felt this way for a long time.”
Scrolling down for a while, he didn’t see any decisive evidence; the post was becoming more contentious.
Someone was disgruntled, saying the OP had a dark mind and just didn’t believe that someone could be so good at the game.
The OP came out to refute, saying that they were also a top-tier player and listed several omegas streamers in the Bai Tao gaming area who were excellent, including Mu Nianwen. Afterwards, he said that there were many skilled ga players, it’s just that these streamers either didn’t show their faces or weren’t as good-looking as Zhenzhu Zhuna’er, so they were being overlooked.
Mu Nianwen was angry.
Saying that his gaming skills weren’t as good as Zhenzhu Zhuna’er’s, he begrudgingly had to admit that it was true. But something as subjective as appearance, why should he be compared unfavorably to that nobody?
He huffed and scrolled down, amidst the raging debate, he found someone with similar concerns who voiced their protest.
—How could Xiao Wen be inferior? He’s cute and lively, much better looking than Zhenzhu Zhuna’er.
Quite discerning. Mu Nianwen felt pleased.
He glanced at this person’s ID.
TJL.
He blinked twice, clicked on the account’s profile, and found that it was registered over half a year ago. There were no posts but several replies.
The two latest replies were both in this thread, and scrolling back, most were in a thread called “If I can’t see Xiao Wen’s livestream, I’ll die.”
TJL’s replies were:
“Xiao Wen’s skills are not bad, but he often gets distracted chatting with the audience, not very focused. Sometimes he deliberately acts silly for the sake of entertainment to make everyone happy. He’s really impressive when he’s focused.”
“Cute~”
“Isn’t it inappropriate to casually call others your wife?”
Further back, there were no records.
Blushing, Mu Nianwen turned over in his bed, switched back to the previous post.
The OP quickly replied to TJL: That’s right, that’s right, Xiao Wen is indeed good-looking! I was confused by na’er’s popularity! I was initially interested in him because of his conflict with Xiao Wen. The more I watched, the more fake it seemed, speechless!
TJL replied to the OP afterward: I’ll go take a look.
The time of the last reply was probably half an hour before Tan Janglin accidentally sent a reward to Zhenzhu Zhuna’er.
Everything was connected. Tan Janglin hadn’t lied. He really was just curious to take a look.
Mu Nianwen also had an account on this community. After logging in, he quoted the initial post from the person who was initially upset, and replied: Don’t you know True Pig is actually a Beta? Being an omega is just his persona.
After sending, he casually clicked back to the homepage. The screen changed, and a row of post titles appeared.
The first post’s title was: Xiao! Wen! Publicly! Forcing! Engagement! Ranked! [1][2][3][4][5][…][12]【hot】
Nonsense! How did it become forcing engagement!
Feeling embarrassed, ashamed, and curious, Mu Nianwen opened it and sneakily closed one eye to take a look.
The main text of the post didn’t say much, just asking if everyone had watched Mu Nianwen’s livestream tonight, which was unexpectedly dramatic and exciting.
The first few pages mostly asked “what happened” and marveled “wow, so exciting.”
As he flipped through a few more pages, people gradually began to discuss.
As expected, some thought it was all pre-arranged drama, and some even thought that the identity of the Charming TJL as the first-ranked brother was also a persona deliberately created by the company. It was estimated that it wouldn’t be long before this “brother” officially started streaming and formed a couple with Mu Nianwen. After all, no big streamer would publicly force someone to confess and play flirtatiously with the first-ranked brother in the livestream room unless they were mentally unstable.
This kind of opinion gained a lot of support.
There were also dissenting voices, and the arguments were very convincing. Before becoming a die-hard fan of Mu Nianwen, the Charming TJL had rewarded many streamers in the gaming area. Some small streamers hadn’t even signed with a company, and those who did weren’t from the same company as Mu Nianwen, indicating it was a completely spontaneous act. As for the possibility of being ordered to do so, it should be very low because during the time when Mu Nianwen wasn’t streaming, the Charming TJL still occasionally rewarded other streamers.
This person wrote a long and persuasive paragraph, but unfortunately, there were few responses.
The main reason was that although this hypothesis made sense, it wasn’t very interesting, and people didn’t like it.
But for Mu Nianwen, as he looked at the last sentence, he felt a little indescribable discomfort in his heart.
Flipping through a few more pages, many people started analyzing it, if everything is real, then Mu Nianwen is really not smart.
How could a truly wealthy person take a streamer like him seriously? They may be rich, but they’re not stupid. They know he’s vain and materialistic, so they wouldn’t genuinely like him. They’ll play around for a while and then leave. By then, everyone will know he’s been dumped, and it’ll be hard to find an honest person to take over.
Many people echoed this sentiment, believing that if it wasn’t acting, Mu Nianwen was indeed a bit foolish, and focusing only on money would lead to no good results.
Mu Nianwen felt extremely speechless.
These people really thought he was blinded by money. They only knew that Tan Janglin was generous, but they didn’t know that he was also handsome, exuding elegance in every movement and gesture, with a gentle and pleasant voice.
Even if someone is wealthy, Mu Nianwen wouldn’t be interested if they were rude. So those people underestimated his greediness; he wanted it all.
These discussions were really meaningless. Mu Nianwen casually flipped to the last page and was surprised to find that the first comment on this page was from the account named “TJL” sent two minutes ago.
“Your logic is so strange. If someone is very good-looking, would they consider it a flaw to be appreciated for their looks? If someone is highly educated, would they resent others for valuing knowledge? It’s a good thing when the person you like appreciates your strengths. How could they resent it? Even if Xiao Wen is really materialistic, it wouldn’t be a flaw for the Alpha.”
The person below replied to him, “Haha, you obviously don’t understand what wealthy people are thinking. True tycoons are very shrewd and wouldn’t make a loss-making deal. Don’t apply your poor thinking to them~”
Mu Nianwen couldn’t help but laugh.
He closed the page, switched to the conversation window with Tan Janglin, and sent a message proactively.
— Still awake?
Tan Janglin replied quickly.
— Yeah, a bit restless, can’t sleep. Aren’t you resting either?
Mu Nianwen replied with a suppressed smile.
— I saw you arguing in that discussion area.
Tan Janglin fell silent, probably sweating profusely.
Mu Nianwen knew he was at a loss but didn’t plan to let him off easily, so he sent another message.
— Isn’t TJL you? Your username is quite casual.
Tan Janglin’s reply was full of embarrassment.
— I’m not very good at these things.
Mu Nianwen yawned, “I’m tired. You should rest early too, and think about where you want to take me for dinner.”
— Do you have any place you want to go?
“Letting you choose is giving you a chance to impress me,” Mu Nianwen said, “Got it?”
— Okay, I’ll think about it. You rest, good night.
Mu Nianwen stared at the message for a while, then scrolled up to find Tan Janglin’s only voice message, and listened to it again.
After listening, he pressed the voice button, “Saying good night by typing has no sincerity; I want to hear your voice.”
Half a minute later, he received a one-second voice message.
“Good night.”
Mu Nianwen was very dissatisfied, “Is that all? Saying good night, is that all? Not very sincere!”
This time, it took Tan Janglin more than a minute to send a reply.
“Goodnight, rest well… see you tomorrow.”
If one were to be strict, there are still many flaws that could be pointed out. It’s too rigid, lacking in creativity, just a few sentences, yet it took so long, and the tone is somewhat dull.
But he said it very sincerely.
So all the clumsiness seemed cute, making Mu Nianwen secretly moved.
—Good boy.
He smiled and sent the message, adding a cute sleeping emoji.
Tan Janglin stole this emoji on the spot and quickly replied with one.
In the chat window, two little rabbits with long ears lay on the bed, sound asleep.
Mu Nianwen was satisfied and put down his phone, closing his eyes.
