Chapter 61

After finishing the starch sausage, it’s time to end the topic.

Ji Yang calmed down, put on his mask, waved goodbye, and said, "I'm leaving first. We'll eat together next time if we're lucky."

The two exchanged contact information. Chi Qi looked at the man reluctantly and said goodbye. Only when his back was completely hidden in the crowd did he turn around and look at the man next to him.

Xie Mu listened to the two people talking for a long time without saying a word. He was not impatient at all and even asked considerately, "Have you finished the story?"

Chi Qi lowered his head shyly. He had just finished eating the fresh and hot melon, and his ambiguous thoughts had already drifted away with the night breeze.

Xie Mu didn't know that his progress was almost reset to zero. He glanced at him and said calmly, "Let's go."

It’s getting late. If we don’t go back now, it will be early morning.

It was his first time to ask a boy out, but he stayed outside for so long. He was worried that Mr. and Mrs. Chi would lose points in their impression of him, and it would be more difficult to achieve his goals in the future.

Although Chi Qi is already an adult, according to Xie Mu's observations these days, the Chi family has an unwritten curfew: you can go home late, but you cannot stay out all night.

Since you are staying in someone else's home, you must abide by the rules of that home.

The night was pitch black, with no end in sight. A bright moon hung in the sky, emitting a silvery-white glow.

On the way back, Chi Qi was still savoring what had happened in the past few hours, and couldn't help but sigh, "Tonight was really wonderful!"

This movie was worth watching!

Xie Mu agreed as he turned the steering wheel, "It's really worth it to watch three shows for the price of a movie ticket."

"How can there be three scenes?" Chi Qi blinked and asked in confusion.

Xie Mu reminded him, "Massage chair."

[Oh yes, I would have forgotten if you hadn’t mentioned it.] 】

"Let's discuss it." Chi Qi's brain would automatically forget embarrassing things, and he also required others to follow his own standards. "You forgot about this matter."

"I'm afraid not."

"Why?"

[This matter is known only to God, the earth, you, me, and that girl. If you dare to spread it, you'll be in trouble! I'll keep you waiting! 】

"I can't help it. My memory is too good." Xie Mu replied, "I can't forget it for a while."

"It's not a big deal. I'll give you some amnesia spray."

Chi Qi held his hand loosely, pointed it at the man's forehead, and kept pressing his thumb downwards, as if he really had a bottle of memory spray in his hand. He asked, "Do you still remember?"

"Remember what?"

"Remember you owe me five million!"

Xie Mu chuckled and shook his head, "I don't remember."

Chi Qi heard the answer and hummed in satisfaction, "That's right, you don't remember, because I sprayed you with amnesia spray and you lost your memory of today."

[If you want to restore your memory, v50 me first! 】

They returned home after chatting and heard the door open. Tangyuan came out from his luxurious nest, holding a toy in his mouth and wagging his tail to greet them, with his ears pressed down to adjust to the best position for petting.

Chi Qi was flattered. He squatted down in surprise and rubbed the dog's head again and again.

Tangyuan cried softly and excitedly asked Chi Qi for his hand. He jumped and ran to the door and knocked on it with his paws, his eyes full of anticipation.

"You can't go out. It's too late." Chi Qi noticed his intention and coaxed him softly, "I'll take you out to play tomorrow."

Tangyuan said nothing, just kept knocking on the door.

Chi Qi knew Tang Yuan's character, so he let go. He didn't want to chase a dog in the middle of the night. He pinched the tip of the Samoyed's ear and said, "Why don't you, little fat dog, listen to me?"

He ignored Samoyed's various acts of coquetry and said, "No, no, I won't open the door."

Tang Yuan was rejected three times in a row. Seeing that Chi Qi remained unmoved, he drooped his ears and looked pitifully at the other person present.

Xie Mu had no experience, "Could it be that Tangyuan has a stomachache?"

"No, my mom treasures him so much and takes good care of him every day." Chi Qi, who has been fooled by the little fat dog many times, said: "Tangyuan just likes to play."

He explained, "If you really have stomach discomfort, the cry will be more rapid and anxious."

So Xie Mu patted the dog's head and said, "Sorry, I can't take you out."

In the end, Tangyuan was hurt by the two men's hard-heartedness. He looked at them sideways and deeply, then returned to his den alone and turned into a puppy, lying there sulking.

*

The next day, Chi Qi started a live broadcast to make up the time.

As soon as the prompt to start the live broadcast popped up, many netizens who had been waiting for a long time came out and posted comments in sync.

[Chiba, do you know? You are famous! ]

Um? What the hell are you doing?

This is not the first or second time that Chi Qi has been teased. This group of netizens just love to tease him, just like a pet owner chasing a kitten around the house. He doesn't want to kiss the kitten, he simply likes to chase the kitten and play with it.

He didn't take it seriously, glanced at the comments, and replied calmly, "Really? Then you will be famous soon, because you are watching a famous person's live broadcast."

[I have never seen any of your jokes repeated! ]

[Hahahahaha I ran to hammer on the neighbor’s door. ]

[I laughed so hard that a snot bubble came out of my mouth and took me out of gravity. ]

Ninety percent of the comments on the screen were full of hahahaha, and the remaining ten percent also contained the word "joke". Although these netizens also loved to laugh at him in the past, they were not as exaggerated as today.

"You all have the same rhetoric, have you all been targeted by a pyramid scheme?" Chi Qi frowned in confusion, "Just a reminder, this is a live broadcast room, not a pyramid scheme, don't give me any violations."

"Let's get back to the point," he said. "Please stop laughing. I'm going to start the show. It will be on for about two hours."

[Huh? Don't you know yet? ]

[Host, doesn’t your internet speed seem very fast? ]

[It makes me laugh even more when I think that you don’t even know what we’re laughing at. ]

After he made his clear request, the barrage of comments did not decrease but increased dramatically, piling up densely on the screen.

Chi Qi slowly realized that something was wrong, and was confused for a moment, "What should I know?"

Seeing that his confusion did not seem fake, netizens began to describe it in a variety of ways.

From the fragmented comments, Chi Qi pieced together the truth. It turned out that the girl sitting next to him in the movie had posted a complaining post, describing her experience of being socially dead because of an unknown anchor.

Afterwards, the post unexpectedly went viral, and curious netizens came to the girl’s homepage and found screenshots of Zhang Chiqi’s live broadcast in a post from a few months ago.

The answer is obvious, and anyone with a discerning eye can see who the culprit is, oh no, who is the unknown anchor.

After reading the description, Chi Qi's eyes darkened. He resisted the urge to escape from the camera and said, "So you choose to let me die socially as well?"

How can this be? There are still many bad people in the world! 】

Not far from the door, a tall figure was hidden in the darkness. The man was holding a plate steadily in his hand, which was piled with evenly-sized cut fruits.

As their relationship became more familiar, Xie Mu entered Chi Qi's room more and more frequently.

Delivering something, asking a question, discussing an insignificant matter...can all be an opportunity for him to knock on the door.

After working downstairs for quite some time and preparing a fruit salad, Xie Mu originally planned to send it to Chi Qi so that he could stay in the room with a clear conscience. However, he did not expect to hear the other party's collapse at the corner.

The boy's voice was very nice, but at the moment he looked very embarrassed.

How did a bunch of you strangers get so bad as to become so evil together? 】

He walked a few steps forward and found that the door was not closed tightly. Through the gap, he saw the live broadcast equipment on the table.

Xie Mu thought about it for a moment, decided not to disturb him, and chose to go back to his room.

After putting down the plate and turning on his phone, he clicked on the live broadcast software he had downloaded some time ago, then clicked on the only "Follow" button and entered the live broadcast room. He watched the boy's embarrassed expression for several minutes.

Chi Qi had probably just climbed out of bed, his hair was a little messy, his ears were red, and he leaned against the back of the chair with a look of despair, as if he had suffered a huge blow.

I clearly warned him not to tell anyone a few days ago, but I didn't expect that it would become known to everyone in the blink of an eye.

It's normal to be unable to accept this fact.

The barrage of comments was still attacking him.

[Yes, yes, I came here just in time to laugh at you. ]

[Host, let me teach you a method. You know Fengyoujing, right? Buy a bottle and drop it in your eyes. The irritation will make you unable to see the barrage. ]

[Chant the spell with me, Misi Misi, Huabu Laji, if you can't Misi, I can't Laji. ]

[It’s not gone, it’s not gone. This is not the first time. You should get used to it. ]

[I like this kind of atmosphere. Everyone in the barrage seems like a mortal enemy. It makes me feel warm inside. ]

[Hahahaha, when one side is in trouble, everyone else will make things difficult for it.] ]

The situation in the live broadcast room was out of control. Chi Qi leaned weakly on the back of the chair and covered his face with his hands, "I am so lucky to have you."

He screamed helplessly in his heart.

[Isn’t it said that life doesn’t have so much to focus on? I feel like I'm about to fall apart, someone come save me sos! ! ! 】

Maybe God heard his call and really sent "rescues".

In the live broadcast room, a meteor shower suddenly occurred in the center of the screen. All netizens were stunned, and then the barrage of comments was instantly cleared.

[System prompts, "X" gave you a reward of "Moon with Stars" x1]

"The Moon and the Stars" is the highest level live broadcast gift on Star TV. It costs ten thousand yuan to set off a meteor shower. Because it is expensive, the scene is often spectacular.

[X]: Stop laughing, and let the anchor go.

The enlarged, bolded fonts with cool special effects catch everyone's eyes.

Chi Qi sat there in a daze. He recognized it was Xie Mu by his name, but he didn't understand why this person came to watch the live broadcast and gave him tips. What was his intention?

The scene before him was so unexpected that he didn't know how to react for a moment.

Although there was ambiguity between the two, it was a very simple communication without any financial interests involved.

Even though he didn't ask for the reward, but the other party gave it willingly and for the purpose of helping him out, Chi Qi still felt a little uneasy.

I always feel like I owe Xie Mu a lot for no reason.

It was too chaotic, with all kinds of emotions coming to his mind. Chi Qi lowered his head awkwardly and forced himself to stare at the table.

The comments were much more intense than his reaction.

[Damn, host, did you get some money behind our backs? ]

[What if I'm the only rich man like this? Will the ecology be unbalanced? ]

[Report the anchor for playing tricks on others, no thanks for the tips! ]

Chi Qi took a moment to calm down, took a deep breath and tried to organize his words, saying calmly, "Don't give me any more rewards."

After holding it in for a long time, I could only utter these six words.

He was usually eloquent, silver-tongued and eloquent during live broadcasts, but after knowing that Xie Mu was watching him, he became tongue-tied.

This can happen even through the Internet... Chi Qi secretly cursed himself for being so useless.

What was even more disappointing was that he sat up straight and quickly turned on the beauty filter.

Really quick hands.

He didn't think of ordering it.

[It’s been broadcasting for half an hour. I didn’t turn on the beauty filter before, but I turned it on now. What’s going on? Suddenly someone you care about appears in the live broadcast room? ]

[My eyes...I advise you to close them quickly. Do you know that you have become a sentimental little man? ]

[Host, you know that your facial features are very standard and good-looking. Turning on the beauty filter will backfire and make your face ugly. ]

Xie Mu never stopped. After one meteor shower, another one came. The cool special effects made netizens dazzled.

Chi Qi urgently sent him a message, asking him not to spend any more money.

The person on the other side probably wasn't looking at his phone, because the meteor shower was still falling. During this process, the ranking of [X] on the gift list next to him kept climbing.

By the time Xie Mu was finally willing to stop, [X] had already become the new number one on the list.

Some curious netizens clicked on it and were amazed at the number of gifts after the [X].

52 meteor showers… 52 meteor showers in one go, which converted into cash would be 520,000 yuan!

In just a few minutes, [X] stole the show. Netizens in the live broadcast room were shocked and lamented that rich people were inhumane. Their attention was diverted and no one teased Chi Qi anymore.

[I recently bought an island. Welcome everyone to come and play on my poor island. ]

[Money is not the problem, the problem is that I don’t have money. ]

[My wealth is already very free and it is often not in my accounts. ]

[X] only made one comment and disappeared after the rewards stopped. Chi Qi was not sure whether he was still there. He felt very uncomfortable in front of the camera and stayed at his post in a daze.

He was in no mood to read the comments or interact; his mind was filled with the 52 meteor showers.

It would be fine if it was any other number, but it had to be 52. It was hard for him not to think too much!

When the designated live broadcast time was up, Chi Qi didn't delay for a second and exited quickly, running faster than the students who heard the bell and rushed to the cafeteria to eat.

Hesitantly, he found Xie Mu on WeChat and was about to send another message when there was a knock on the door.

Well, no need to look for it anymore, the person appeared in front of him.

Chi Qi was not ready to face him directly. He was speechless for a moment and turned his face away awkwardly. "Don't give me tips in the future. It's such a waste of money."

Xie Mu stood in front of him, his eyes fixed on his cheek.

The gaze was indifferent and the sight was light, but Chi Qi felt the heavy weight.

He really wanted to open his eyes wide and look at the other person like he did, but he was worried that he wouldn't be able to look at her for more than two seconds before lowering his head and avoiding her.

"Is this method not allowed?" Xie Mu asked him, as if he wanted to get some feedback.

Chi Qi pinched his palm with his fingertips, tensed his back and refused, "No."

He does not accept tips without a legitimate reason.

"Okay, I'll remember that." Xie Mu said obediently, "Then I'll try another way to make you happy next time."

"Wait." Chi Qi didn't quite understand and repeated, "You give me a reward to make me happy?"

How could such a money-priced smile happen to me? 】

Xie Mu smiled and nodded, "Yes."

He lowered his eyes, his gaze focused, not missing any subtle changes in the boy's expression.

Unexpectedly, Chi Qi's attitude changed drastically, "Then why don't you transfer the money to me directly? Do you know that I have to give half of the rewards I receive in the live broadcast room to the platform?"

Plus the handling fee, it's in his hands...

He calculated the approximate value, closed his eyes in pain, and murmured softly, "What a loss, what a loss!"

At the same time, thunder suddenly sounded in my mind.

[Wuwuwuwu, I can’t have a man who is a spendthrift! 】

Xie Mu was stuck, "..."

It was a mistake. I didn't think that much.

*

The way the two of them get along returned to how they were before. Chi Qi was no longer reserved and left the room with Xie Mu.

Downstairs, the cut fruits were placed on a small porcelain plate. Chi Qi came to the coffee table, but before he stretched out his paw, he heard someone calling his name.

"Xiao Qi, come here."

Chi's mother had just returned from outside holding Tangyuan's hand and was sitting on the shoe-changing stool.

"What are you doing?" Chi Qi paused for a few seconds on the tempting fruit, then gave up and ran over obediently, "Did you bring me a gift?"

"You think too much."

Chi's mother ordered, "I called you over here because I want you to test Tang Yuan's IQ."

"How do you test it?"

"You'll hold Tangyuan and bang him against the wall. People say that dogs that can use their feet to block the wall are smart dogs, and dogs that can't are stupid dogs." Chi's mother added, "I took Tangyuan out to play and found that all his good dog friends had their IQs tested, and they were all smart dogs."

She stroked the puppy's head, her tone full of love, "But I think Tangyuan is the smartest."

Chi Qi thought this was unnecessary, "No need to test, Tang Yuan must be a stupid dog."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tangyuan, who had been sitting obediently on the ground, immediately stood up, stopped wagging his tail, tilted his head back, opened his mouth and barked angrily.

“Woof woof woof!”

Mother Chi frowned and reached out to cover the Samoyed's snow-white ears. "You can't say that. Dogs can understand human language."

Chi Qi pursed his lips, "Got it."

[Hehe, I secretly said in my heart, Tangyuan is a little stupid dog! Little stupid dog! Little stupid dog! 】

Chi's mother: "..."

Childish ghost.

He rolled up his sleeves, picked up Tangyuan with great effort and started banging his head against the wall. After several hits, Tangyuan was unable to stretch out his legs and his head hit the wall hard.

From this we can draw a conclusion.

Chi Qi happily shared, "I said he was a stupid dog!"

He turned his head, and unlike what he had imagined, the two people behind him were looking at him with extremely complex and subtle eyes.

Like...like looking at a fool.

This made Chi Qi lose confidence, "Am I wrong?"

Chi's mother covered her eyes, unable to see her son's future. "I don't know if the dog has figured it out, but the man has figured it out."

She remembered that the technology for preserving pregnancy was not advanced back then, so why was the child she gave birth to... ?

Xie Mu on the side gently suggested, "Is it possible that you held Tang Yuan's front legs and he wanted to push against the wall but couldn't?"

Chi Qi lowered his head, "!!!"

He looked at his hands helplessly, clearly feeling his cheeks burning.

[Ahhhhhh, my mood right now is like a peeled potato. If the P is removed from the potato POTATO, all that's left is oTATo. Ahhhhhh, so embarrassing. 】

[Ahhhh#I don’t want to live anymore#I have closed my eyes##I have entered the underground palace##I have returned to the underworld##I have fallen asleep forever##I have closed my eyes forever##I have passed away##I have passed away##I have ascended to heaven##I have stretched my legs##I have died#]

"I..." Chi Qi was quick-witted and turned the tables, "I did it on purpose! Do you think I don't know? I just wanted to see if you could find out. Since you all found out, congratulations, there is nothing wrong with your IQ."

Chi's mother: "..."

Xie Mu, "..."

Then you are such a clever little fellow!

The air was stagnant for a moment. It was difficult to describe the two people's mood at the moment. When people are speechless to the extreme, they will be shocked and speechless.

But people make their own choices, what can we do?

"Yeah." Xie Mu said with his eyes closed, "Thank you for letting me know that I'm not a retard."

Chi Qi immediately climbed up the pole, "No need to thank me, no need to thank me, I just hope you understand my good intentions."

Chi's mother couldn't say anything against her will, she could only spit bubbles in silence, "."

Can ZhuanZhuan Recycling also take her son back? She really doesn’t want him anymore.

Finally, Chi Qi held Tangyuan and did the test again, which cleared Tangyuan's name as a dog. It turned out that Tangyuan, without any restraints, would use his feet to hold the wall, and he was a smart dog.

Chi Qi apologized, "Okay, I apologize to you, my smart little stupid dog, for my previous inappropriate remarks."

“Woof woof woof!”

Mother Chi rubbed the dog's head and new concerns arose in her mind.

She worriedly recalled a post she had read before, in which an expert said that many people in life are mildly mentally retarded, but they have not been discovered because they can take care of themselves.

She was wondering what excuse she could come up with to take Chi Qi to the hospital for a check-up.

Chi Qi leaned back and leaned on the sofa.

Xie Mu leaned over to whisper in his ear, praising him, "You have great ability to respond to situations on the spot."

"!"

[Did you realize that I was talking nonsense just now? 】

This won’t do. All potential dangers must be eliminated!

Chi Qi turned the beads and said sinisterly: "Xiao Ming was assassinated while pouring juice. Do you know why?"

Xie Mu shook his head honestly, "I don't know."

"Because he knows too much." Chi Qi gestured as if he was wiping his neck, "You know what to do."