Chapter 36 Do you have another child outside...?

As is her usual habit, Qingyuan would immediately ask for a reward after completing each task, but this time she sat in front of the computer for more than ten minutes before hesitantly picking up her phone after seeing the message notification.

[Cat: How is it?]

[Cat: Kitten peeking out (jpg)]

He made a mistake and lost face. He was too embarrassed to face his dream lover. He hesitated for a moment and didn't reply to the message immediately. Then the other party bombarded him with messages.

[Cat: Why are you ignoring me?]

[Cat: Did I do something wrong? Do you not like me anymore?]

[Cat: Kissing emoji]

Qingyuan was totally smitten. Looking at the kiss emoji on his phone, his heart almost melted. He felt that the cat was interested in him too, so he quickly picked up his phone.

[Romance: I'm here, I'm here]

[Romance: I'm so stupid, I made the cat sad. *bangs head against wall*]

[Romance: Kitty, I've run into a little problem.]

[Romance: I'm so sorry, sob sob.]

They met when Maomao first started streaming. They stayed up all night playing dungeons together. Maomao could see his special qualities and admired him very much. She stayed by his side when he was frustrated and encouraged him gently and patiently.

He was immediately smitten and confessed his feelings several times, wanting to establish a relationship. However, Maomao was still hesitant. He knew he hadn't done enough, so he tried his best to help Maomao attract viewers and take her to play with other top streamers. He could feel that Maomao's feelings for him had changed, and they were just one step away from making a move.

So when Maomao cried to him yesterday about not being selected as a new streamer, he was very angry and put all the streamers selected in the latter half of the competition on his assassination list, wanting to teach them a lesson one by one.

Ji Zhi Qiu seemed to be the easiest target, but he misjudged him and kicked a hot plate.

Thinking about how he had been outmaneuvered by a newbie in the game, his anger surged, mixed with a bit of grievance. Qingyuan looked at the screen expectantly, hoping that Maomao would be as understanding as before and comfort him properly.

But this time, the message disappeared without a trace. Qingyuan vaguely sensed something was wrong and anxiously shook his leg, but then comforted himself, thinking that the cat was probably doing something else and hadn't seen the message.

He waited a full ten minutes before his phone screen lit up again.

[Cat: Can't you think things through before you act? It's so embarrassing!]

Qingyuan was stunned, his brows furrowing slightly. This cat was completely unfamiliar to him, but he was still in the pursuit stage and didn't have time to think about it. He quickly tried to please her.

[Qingyuan: It's my fault. I didn't investigate properly. I thought he was the kind of single father suffering in misery, but I didn't expect him to be such a good gamer.]

[Cat: How could someone who came out of such a niche category be a pushover? Go watch his stream replays. This evil orange-haired guy never does things the ordinary way; he's even streamed games before. How could you make such a basic mistake!]

[Cat: You didn't mention my name, did you? My follower count is already dropping. If I embarrass myself along with you, I won't even be a contender for next year's rising star streamer. I might as well just quit the internet.]

After being thoroughly criticized, Qingyuan, without even getting angry, quickly comforted him upon seeing the last sentence.

[Qingyuan: Don't say such scary things. Don't worry, I didn't mention you.]

[Romance: How about we become a couple? I'll redirect all my followers to your account, giving you a better chance next year.]

[Romance: Heart emoji]

Upon seeing the words "traffic generation," the other party's attitude immediately softened.

[Cat: If I become your partner, people will misunderstand, and it will be harder for you to find another boyfriend.]

[Cat: Let me think about it some more. I'm afraid I'll be a burden to you.]

[Love's Destiny: You're not a burden at all! I won't look for anyone else, you're the only one I've set my sights on!]

[Qingyuan: Oh right, I also need to find the other streamers on the list. How dare they bully my cat? They'll have to taste my big fist. *winking emoji*]

Almost half of the streamers were resented and attacked on a large scale. Qingyuan felt that he was particularly domineering and cool when he said this.

[Cat: Let's forget it. There might be other people in there who know how to play the game. What if you get attacked by the instructor again?]

[Cat: It's okay, I know everything you've done for me, and I'm very touched.]

[Romance: Hug me, wanna play a game together?]

[Cat: I have something to do, so I'm logging off now.]

Qingyuan said goodbye with reluctance. He knew that he had indirectly gained the approval of the cat and was about to get out of being single. His smiling face was reflected on the screen.

After a while, he couldn't laugh anymore, so he got up and did a set of military boxing exercises while humming a song. Just as he was about to turn off the computer, he saw that the cat had left for something, with a "playing in the game" icon next to its avatar.

? ? ?

Without giving it much thought, just as he was about to send a message to ask why, he suddenly saw that his rival was also in the game.

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Ji Zhi Qiu waited all day, and Yu Nian finally came online that evening.

"Are you done with your work? Are you tired today?" Ji Zhi Qiu felt that she got along particularly well with Yu Nian, and casually asked as if they were chatting about everyday things.

[Yu Nian: I'm not tired. How about you? You've been streaming all day and haven't even had a proper meal.]

Ji Zhi Qiu was very surprised: "How did you know? Weren't you offline?"

[Yu Nian: Don't do that again.]

Ji Zhi Qiu did not eat properly at noon. At that time, the comments were also teasing him. Yu Nian was just one of his fans. He did not think much of it and just smiled: "I won't dare to do it again. I've already been scolded."

Viewers in the live stream burst into laughter upon learning what had happened.

[This is the first time I've seen a father get called a "grandson" by his son. (lol)

[Although he's a kind-hearted person with an orange-haired face, his insults are really vulgar.]

[Consider this statement: Are you just at the right age, but still mentally immature?]

[The key point is that this sentence wasn't delivered with a sarcastic tone, but rather with genuine puzzlement and helplessness, which was incredibly impactful. The person who wrote this, nicknamed "Evil Orange," hadn't recovered all afternoon.]

Ji Zhi Qiu glanced at the comments and blushed. "That's enough. If this continues, we'll just hurt each other. Hey, the one who said they were going to study, why is your ID still online?"

Family members in the live stream: How dare you treat your bread and butter like this!

If we really had to compare, none of us were doing much better, and out of a guilty conscience, we quickly moved on from the topic.

Ji Zhi Qiu coughed and opened the game: "Log in, I'll show you a game. I met a really kind player today who helped me learn skills. I've compiled everything, and I'll teach you everything today."

[Yu Nian: Okay.]

When Yu Nian showered him with meteor showers, he didn't even blink. But when playing games, he was just like him, wearing the most primitive clothes and using the most basic equipment. In the eyes of advanced players, novices like them could be killed with a single finger.

Ji Zhi Qiu had an inexplicable protective instinct towards Yu Nian. I was afraid that he would be targeted by someone, so I immediately opened a small room and pulled him inside.

Private confrontations like these are usually short-lived and don't involve sending players back to the respawn point, making them ideal for the guidance bureau.

"Now I'll explain the basic gameplay and equipment to you." Ji Zhi Qiu opened the PowerPoint presentation he had prepared in advance in front of everyone.

"I've chatted with you a few times, and I think you're a very serious and meticulous person. You should like the PowerPoint presentation style."

[Yu Nian: I like it, thank you.]

Ji Zhi Qiu's lips curled up continuously as he finished explaining the PowerPoint presentation from beginning to end, and then it was time for the practical part.

"Let's start with the simplest daggers and movement techniques." Ji Zhi Qiu was very patient, and every word he said hit the nail on the head. He even demonstrated them himself, and only moved on to the next step after everyone had adjusted properly.

"You need to move one step to the left here, well done."

"As long as you dodge the dagger and stay in place, you can counterattack."

"Come on, look here, yes, that's it."

After half an hour of his guidance, Yu Nian had already left the beginner village and his fighting movements were quite decent.

[Yu Nian: Thank you.]

Ji Zhi Qiu pursed her lips, her voice growing softer and softer, "It's nothing. You're wonderful too, and you deserve all the good things in the world."

This was a message Yu Nian gave him when he was selected as a new anchor, and he is now returning it to Yu Nian in person.

Ji Zhi Qiu used to be carefree and had a lot of crazy antics, so it was rare to see him embarrassed. His fans in the live stream didn't let him off the hook and teased him relentlessly.

【Oh dear, we're heading in both directions!】

Speak louder! It's just a public declaration of love, what's there to be embarrassed about?

[But speaking of which, the guy with the wicked orange haircut was so gentle just now; it made me want to learn how to do it too.]

[No wonder she raised three children; every move she makes seems like that of an early childhood educator.]

[Yeah, yeah, I'm almost ready to suck on a pacifier just listening to this, lol emoji]

Ji Zhi Qiu glanced at the screen. "Stop talking nonsense. My tone hasn't changed at all. Since you all want to play games with me so much, then sign up. Yu Nian can only play at night. I'll play with you during the day when you're bored."

"No need for meteor showers or gifts. The selection criteria is that you can't call me 'Evil Orange Head,' you have to call me 'Kind and Handsome Orange Lord'!"

Wake up, it's not time to dream yet.

【What do you mean you only play with us because you don't log in? So we're just substitutes? Don't be so obviously hypocritical!】

Let's call it, Evil Orange Head!

[Hey dog, you call that your tone of voice hasn't changed? Aren't you ashamed of what you're saying?]

Ji Zhi Qiu wasn't embarrassed at all, genuinely feeling that he hadn't changed. After teaching Yu Nian for a while longer, he finally logged off.

Ji Zhi Qiu turned around and saw that Ji Yan Yan had finished washing up, wearing soft milky white pajamas, hugging her favorite frog doll, standing obediently behind him like a freshly baked milk dumpling.

Ji Yanyan is indeed his biological daughter; her genes are incredibly strong. When she's not being naughty, she's simply the most well-behaved and adorable baby in the world!

Ji Zhi Qiu's heart trembled. He reached out his sinful hand to pinch her cheek. Ji Yan Yan was usually very clingy to him, and at most she would complain. But this time she snorted coldly, took a step back, and dodged Ji Zhi Qiu's hand.

He noticed that Ji Yanyan was in a bad mood and quickly went over to her: "Yanyan, why are you angry?"

Ji Yanyan's cheeks puffed up. She glared at him fiercely, snorted, and turned her back.

Ji Zhi Qiu tried to take his hand, but Ji Yan Yan pulled her little hand back and hugged it to her chest, refusing to let her father touch it.

"What's wrong?" Ji Zhi Qiu asked, both amused and exasperated. "Dad didn't do anything, why are you angry with him?"

Hearing this, Ji Yanyan felt even more aggrieved. She turned around angrily, her eyes filled with tears, and accused in a tearful voice, "Daddy, how could you do this? I heard everything!"

Ji Zhi Qiu was completely stunned. The scene from just now flashed through his mind. He was absolutely certain that he hadn't done anything wrong: "How could I?"

"The way you spoke to me just now was exactly the same as how you spoke to me!"

Ji Yanyan stomped her foot, and tears streamed down her face, clinging to her eyelashes and cheeks.

"Do you have another son outside of your marriage?!"