Even though Jiang Shi hurriedly prepared for the stream, he was still ten minutes late.
[This kid won’t fool us, right? I’ve been squatting here for almost half an hour.]
[I don’t care how late he is. I just hope he remembers the rules.]
[Haha, me too. I’m waiting!]
[So excited, so excited!]
As soon as Jiang Shi started the stream, he was met with a barrage of excited comments.
He adjusted the microphone, only to be startled by a sharp static noise.
Lately, he had been hanging out in his teammates’ streams, getting used to the good sound quality of their mics, so now he found his own broken microphone a bit jarring.
He took a sip of milk tea and said, “I’m here, I’m here. I know you missed me, so stop nagging.”
[?Who missed you?]
[Don’t think you can get away with this. It’s 9:10, and you’re ten minutes late for your scheduled stream!]
[Ten times! Don’t even think about skipping one.]
[Hurry up, or I’ll report you for false advertising.]
Realizing he couldn’t talk his way out of it, Jiang Shi reluctantly chewed the tapioca pearls in his mouth and said, “Tsk, who said I can’t take it? Wait a sec.”
He cleared his throat and began calling out, “Dad, dad…” ten times, each one clear and precise.
This was his method for maintaining his fanbase in the stream. Every minute he was late, he had to call his viewers “Dad” once. But before, he never really had any urgent matters, so whether he was eating or brushing his teeth, he could always start the stream on time, and he had never been late before.
[Good son, Dad’s here!]
[T Bao’s static sound is still so cute. Pinch his cheeks.]
[Since you’ve called me Dad, here’s some pocket money. Don’t go disappearing again, Dad will worry, okay?]
[If you’re broke, just say so. Everyone chip in 10 mao110 mao = 1 yuan, and you’ll still get by.]
After that, the stream was flooded with gifts.
Jiang Shi didn’t have many fans, but they were all die-hard supporters who were generous with their gifts.
By the time he logged in and started matchmaking, the gift animations had already covered the chat.
Jiang Shi grinned, “Thanks to [T Bao’s One and Only Auntie] for the Starship.”
“I didn’t disappear. Didn’t I say I went on a honeymoon with Xu? He fed me so well, I gained five jins~”
[Tsk, how did he feed you? That’s a lot.]
[It sounds like an ordinary statement, but why does it sound so dirty when this brat says it? Time, you need to reflect on yourself.]
[Details, details! Tell us how you were fed. We love to hear it.]
Jiang Shi couldn’t help but laugh. His fans were truly something else.
But this time, he really was just talking about his weight.
TLG’s meals were even better than the most expensive takeout he could order, and the cook was amazing. Plus, Yuan Yang and Xie Xu often ordered late-night snacks, so his stomach was never empty.
When the game finished matchmaking, Jiang Shi was the first pick and immediately locked in Senna. “Thanks to [Time’s Dad Fan] for the Starship.”
After reading out the ID, he complained, “Bro2so uh… I’ll translate any 兄弟 or 哥 (derogatory) to Bro because that’s the correct vibe, you’re only level 15, you’re still in the ‘didi’ rank! Can you stop giving yourself a higher rank? If you use this kind of ID to send gifts next time, I won’t read it out!”
[When you read the ID, your voice was all sweet, but then you turned around and pretended not to know him.]
[T Bao, can you be a little more considerate of your sugar daddy?]
[It’s been a week, and you’re still as arrogant as ever.]
[Looks like Xu didn’t discipline you well enough before letting you out.]
[Is that temper of yours really something Xu can handle?]
Jiang Shi took a big gulp of milk tea and bread, and without missing a beat, responded to his fans, “Of course, I always lie down and let him do me.”
After holding back for a week, Jiang Shi was completely letting loose in today’s stream.
[You are awesome.]
[Already screenshotted and DMed it to Xu.]
[I really want to see Xu discipline this brat in person! Look at how smug he is!]
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Jiang Shi remained unfazed. “I’m like this even in front of Xu.”
After all, these people didn’t know how he and Xu interacted.
Just then, his phone on the table buzzed. Zhao Jiu was still in the group chat asking if he wanted some KFC.
[Zhao Jiu: @Obedient Jiangjiang, there’s your favorite egg tart, and it’s still warm. Want me to bring it to you?]
Jiang Shi bit into his bread, feeling a bit down.
[Obedient Jiangjiang: No, I’m about to sleep!]
After sending the message, Jiang Shi looked up and noticed the chat had taken on a new tone.
[This game’s support ID looks a bit familiar.]
[Me too. Could it really be such a coincidence? Let me check.]
[It really is! He’s streaming too!]
[No way, they matched up in the same game!]
[T Bao, do you think your earlier nonsense wasn’t overheard? T Bao, run!]
As Jiang Shi realized what was happening, the countdown ended, and the game began.
He looked at the support’s ID: [Xu01].
The smile froze on his face.
As a devoted husband-fan who had done his homework on Xu, he knew this was Xu’s alt account account!
[One second of silence for T Bao.]
[One second’s over, now let’s laugh, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…]
[T Bao, come on, show us how you speak nonsense in front of the real deal. Let’s see how you get fed five pounds and then lie down so he can do you?]
Ignoring the mocking chat, Jiang Shi quickly used his alt account to sneak a peek at Xie Xu’s stream. Confirming it was indeed Xu, he simply said, “Muting my mic for some plays.”
Outwardly, Jiang Shi appeared calm while clearing the wave, but inwardly, he was cringing so hard his toes could dig the ground3embarrassed as hell = toes curling. If your toes curls SO HARD, it can dig the ground hahaha.
Ahhh, how could he so brazenly say that he’s willing to lie down and get “done” just now, only to end up in the same game with him right after?
No, wait. What Time said had nothing to do with Jiang Shi, right?
As he came to this realization, Jiang Shi started feeling better.
Upstairs in the training room.
Zhao Jiu, munching on a chicken leg, mumbled, “Captain, Xiao Shi said he went to sleep and told us to eat without him.”
Xie Xu glanced at his ADC’s ID and responded with a calm “Mn.”
“Captain, you matched with Time!” Jiang Lele, munching on fries, leaned over to Xie Xu. “I just saw your alt account account in his stream!”
He then asked curiously, “But why did you start using your alt account for ranked games?”
Xie Xu replied, “Didn’t want to lose points on my main account.”
Jiang Lele, knowing how hard Jiang Shi had worked to get Xie Xu to Grandmaster, nodded in complete understanding.
Their conversation piqued the interest of the fans in the stream, who started asking who Time was. Several of Time’s fans, who had found their way into Xie Xu’s stream, helpfully provided the details.
[Time is a super sweet and fierce ADC. He’s streaming too!]
[If you’re interested, you should check him out. Totally worth it!]
[Also, Time is a fan of Xu, so you guys will definitely have a lot in common~]
[Xu, how about checking out Time’s stream? Time will surely treat you well!]
[He was just talking about you!]
These fans were doing everything they could to promote Time, with some even dropping links to his stream.
Xu’s fans were amazed by their speed. Despite their small numbers, they answered every question about Time in the chat with detailed explanations, clearly eager to boost their favorite streamer’s viewership.
However, not many actually went over to watch. After all, Xu rarely streamed, and they wouldn’t miss out on it for anything.
Some of them even found the other fans annoying.
Just as Xu’s fans were about to start arguing, they noticed Xie Xu’s mouse hover over Time’s stream link, pause for a moment, and then click on it.
Jiang Shi was calmly clearing the wave when suddenly the chat exploded with screaming.
[Aaaahhh! Dad brought Xu to your stream!]
Jiang Shi: “?”
Then, he saw a luxurious carriage with the highest level effect from Little Bear TV descend from the sky, landing right in the center of his screen, accompanied by a blinding notification—
[TLG-Xu has entered your stream. Please give them a warm welcome~]
Jiang Shi was stunned. His fans were truly something else.
At that moment, Xie Xu was heading to the top lane with the mid-laner to assist, while Jiang Shi was peacefully farming in the bot lane against the enemy ADC.
He glanced at Xie Xu, who showed no in-game reaction, and then checked the live viewership list in his stream. Sure enough, there was the dazzling golden TLG-Xu.
Jiang Shi wasn’t sure what Xie Xu’s intention was.
[Team Chat] Time: Hello, is there anything I can do for you?
The chat exploded with question marks.
[? Are you possessed? Why so polite?]
[Normally, you’d just say one word: “Scram.”]
[There’s a saying online that’s really true: no matter how rude someone is, they’ll act sweet and innocent in front of someone they like.]
[Little idiot, I suggest you drop the pleasantries and just ask straight up, “Xu, do you want to sleep with me?”]
The comments made Jiang Shi tremble with fear. He hastily activated the filter words function he rarely used and added “sleep,” “kiss,” and “press” to the list of banned words.
After Jiang Shi sent the message, it took a while before Xie Xu replied.
[TLG-Xu: Nothing much, just thought your fans were interesting, so I came to take a look.]
Xie Xu posted this in the stream chat. As a highly decorated professional player, Little Bear TV had given him the highest privileges, with even his chat messages appearing more stylish and staying on-screen longer.
Xie Xu’s calm tone put Jiang Shi at ease.
Since the last time he used the “Your Father Jiang” account to cause a misunderstanding in Xie Xu’s stream, Jiang Shi had changed his username. Now, it was highly likely that Xie Xu was simply intrigued by his fans and decided to check it out.
What was there to be scared of?
Feeling confident again, Jiang Shi unmuted his stream mic. “Welcome, Xu, to my stream. Want to come to the bot lane and duo with me?”
“My Senna is really strong, I can carry.”
“How about we duo-queue next game?”
When Jiang Shi spoke to Xie Xu, his voice became soft and sweet.
But despite all his questions, Xie Xu only replied with one sentence.
[TLG-Xu: Aren’t you sleepy?]
Jiang Shi was a bit puzzled. “I’m not sleepy?”
He executed a smooth combo that sent the enemy ADC back to base and asked, “Do you think someone who’s sleepy could pull off this kind of play?”
Worried that he might have sounded too blunt, he added in a cute tone, “I’m super strong!”
This time, Xie Xu didn’t reply.
When the game ended, Jiang Shi had carried hard. Emboldened, he sent Xie Xu a party invite and introduced himself in the stream, “Xu, I think we should get to know each other. If you want to use your smurf account, I can help you rank up. You can play any hero you like.”
[TLG-Xu: Didn’t we already know each other?]
Jiang Shi had been lounging back, sipping milk tea, but upon seeing that message, he almost choked. “Cough cough.”
When had Time and Xie Xu ever met?
[TLG-Xu: Are you drinking something?]
Jiang Shi had been about to say he was drinking milk tea, but quickly changed his answer, “Just drinking some plain water. I accidentally choked.”
The viewers in the stream were confused.
[Weren’t you drinking milk tea? I could hear the sound of the straw!]
[He was even chewing on the pearls earlier, but it was so loud that it tempted me to order milk tea!]
[What is this brat doing!]
[Is drinking milk tea stopping you from acting sweet?]
Jiang Shi almost fainted when he saw his fans trying to sabotage him!
If Xie Xu really suspected that he was Jiang Shi, drinking milk tea would give him away for sure!
No wonder he had asked earlier if he was sleepy!
Jiang Shi glanced at the milk tea beside him, made up his mind, and pulled off the lid. He took a big gulp, leaned close to the microphone, and loudly gulped it down, “I’m really drinking plain water. Drinking milk tea this late isn’t healthy.”
The loud swallowing sound even fooled some of the viewers, who kindly told him to drink slowly.
Once he felt the tension subside, Jiang Shi said, “Xu, what do you mean we already know each other? Did you mistake me for someone else?”
Pretending to be hurt, he sighed softly, “It’s fine if you got it wrong. As long as I remember you, that’s all that matters.”
He was being so considerate.
But unexpectedly, Xie Xu took longer to respond than usual.
[TLG-Xu: The ‘Your Father Jiang’ who came to my stream last time wasn’t you?]
