Chapter 60
When Yu Xia returned home, her face was still red.
My heart was pounding uncontrollably.
She reached out and touched her cheek, as if she had been burned.
The scene from not long ago replayed in Yu Xia's mind.
Ten minutes ago.
Inside the car.
"I want a goodbye kiss."
"May I."
When Gu Yubai asked that question, his warm breath brushed past Yu Xia's ear.
He spoke so sincerely and warmly that it seemed difficult for him to refuse.
That kind of voice, in particular, was incredibly effective on Yu Xia, and she nodded almost without thinking.
Then, in the next instant, Yu Xia's breathing suddenly stopped.
A warm, dry touch came from the side of my face.
Yu Xia froze, her eyelashes blinking slowly.
The contact time was very short; it only touched a small area briefly before I immediately and very restrainedly removed it.
But both of their breathing became erratic at the same time.
My heart was pounding like thunder.
After they parted, no one spoke for a long time, and the air was filled with an ambiguous and shy atmosphere.
A farewell kiss that couldn't be more ordinary, just a light touch on the cheek for two seconds, not even lasting more than two seconds, yet it threw both of them off balance. Like schoolchildren, they lowered their heads, too flustered to look at each other, and the redness from their ears slowly spread to their necks.
It's unclear how much time passed before Gu Yubai was the first to recover.
He licked his lips, but quickly remembered the feeling of those lips against a soft face just a second ago, paused, and then quickly pursed his lips.
He took a deep breath, turned his head to look steadily at Yu Xia, and tried his best to appear calm as he spoke: "Then... goodnight."
Yu Xia forgot how she replied, but she seemed to have said "goodnight" and then stumbled home in some unknown way.
Even now, when she touches her face, she can still feel the warm touch lingering on her cheek.
The first time I was kissed on the cheek by someone other than my family was by Bai He.
This feeling is truly unforgettable.
She tried to calm her wildly beating heart, hoping to bring it back to normal by pressing on it.
However, it was too fast and completely out of control.
Yu Xia went to the bathroom, turned on the light, and then realized that her cheeks were frighteningly red, as if they were bleeding.
Yu Xia was shocked.
Was she... was she this red in the car just now?
How incredibly embarrassing!!!
Yu Xia banged her head against the wall repeatedly.
Every time, her face turns as red as a monkey's bottom. Yu Xia, you're so pathetic.
He hit his head halfway, then suddenly remembered something.
This time, Gu Yubai's face also seemed quite red. When he was talking to me, his neck turned a tomato color, even redder than mine.
Yu Xia instantly felt relieved and realized that she wasn't so shameful after all.
Everyone's pretty much the same.
She has a live stream later, and she took the day off yesterday, so she can't postpone it again today.
Yu Xia turned on the tap and rinsed her left wrist with cold water for about two minutes.
I felt the burning heat in my body subside temporarily, and I gradually calmed down.
She looked up at the mirror, and yes, her face wasn't as red as before.
She turned off the tap, grabbed a towel, walked out of the bathroom, took a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator, wrapped it in the towel, and pressed it against her face.
About seven or eight minutes later, she felt she was ready, tidied herself up, and took out her phone to start broadcasting on time.
During the time she co-created videos with Yu Bai, Yu Xia's traffic visibly increased. Although a large portion of this traffic came from Yu Bai, the fans who stayed and became her own ultimately relied on her own work.
The number of viewers online has already reached 10,000 as soon as the broadcast started.
Before I knew it, I had actually realized my dream of becoming a top livestreamer with tens of thousands of followers.
That dream that suddenly appeared in the middle of the night, fueled by a burst of energy, and the banter with Tang Chi after being shattered by reality, have all now become reality.
Yu Xia belatedly realized that she had already fulfilled the boast she had once made.
The live stream was bustling, a level of excitement Yu Xia had never experienced before.
Because Yu Xia took leave yesterday, many netizens who came online today are complaining.
[Ahhh, I missed you so much, Mrs.! It's finally airing!]
[Waaaaah, do you know how I spent yesterday?!]
[Summer! How are you going to pay me back for the live stream you owe me?!]
[What on earth could possibly make a model worker take leave?!]
[Summer!! Can I see some drawing today?]
The comments were popping up so fast that Yu Xia could only pick up and read whichever one she could find.
"Sorry, I had some personal matters to attend to yesterday, and I kept everyone waiting."
"I'll be drawing today. If you want to see anything drawn, please type it in the comments."
[Great! Great! I want to see how you draw mythical creatures, ma'am. Your last drawing was amazing! I really want to learn!]
[Doesn't anyone else think that you draw characters really well? I thought that character video you created with Yu Bai before was amazing!]
[My wife draws whatever she wants, I like to see it all.]
Returning to the familiar place and seeing everyone's still enthusiastic comments, Yu Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She picked up the easel, set it up as usual, laid out the paper, applied tape, picked up her pen, and began to paint.
It has to be said that things just get easier the more you do them.
When Yu Xia first started live streaming, she didn't understand anything. She was completely clueless about interaction, comments, and memes. She could only draw her pictures in front of the screen without saying a word.
Unlike now, she can not only draw at the same time, but also answer questions in the live chat with ease, and even crack jokes with netizens to liven up the atmosphere. She is completely different from the wooden streamer who could only do live broadcasts and didn't even know what to say.
"What is this drawing?" Yu Xia read out the comments. "Phoenix, didn't you guys really want to see this before?"
How is Yu Bai Studio?
Yu Xia replied, "It's fine."
What are the salary and benefits like?
Yu Xia chuckled: "That involves privacy, so I can't say. But I can tell you that it's not bad at all."
Are all the members of Yu Bai Studio really made up of boy band members with boy group looks?
This was the most frequently posted comment, and the one everyone was most concerned about. So when Yu Xia read it out, the comment section excitedly flooded with a row of "Is that right?!!!!!"
Just from those few exclamation marks, Yu Xia could sense the eagerness of the netizens behind the screen.
“Hmm…” Yu Xia thought about it seriously for a moment, recalling the group of newly signed voice actors she had seen at Yu Bai Studio last time, and thought they were about the same, so she said, “I don’t know if they’re in a group or not, but they’re all pretty good-looking.”
The comments section was filled with "Wow~".
The moment she finished answering the question, a ding-dong sound rang out.
A message popped up on my phone from the person pinned to the top of my chat list.
[Bai]: Who's better looking?
Yu Xia's paintbrush fell to the ground with a swish.
This action was completely unexpected, since Yu Xia usually has very steady hands and rarely slips. As a result, viewers in the live stream kept asking about it.
[What's wrong? ]
[You dropped your pen, ma'am! Why are you still standing there? What happened?]
After being bombarded with comments, Yu Xia finally realized what had happened. She bent down to pick up the pen, coughed awkwardly, and covered up her mistake by saying, "It's nothing, I just wasn't paying attention and my hand slipped."
Although the pen was picked up, the spirit remained focused on that message.
Yu Xia looked down at her phone.
The phrase "Who's prettier?" still lingered in the chat box, as if reminding her of the fleeting flutter of excitement she felt when she received that message and it disappeared.
The message came immediately after she finished replying, and for some reason, Yu Xia felt like... like she was jealous, with a hint of possessive warning.
But this tone isn't annoying; on the contrary, it's strangely heart-pounding.
As this statement was extended, more questions arose in her mind.
When did Gu Yubai appear on the show?
Based on the timeline, shouldn't he still be driving right now?
You're home so quickly?
Still watching my own live stream. When did I start watching, and how long have I been watching?
Wait! Gu Yubai is watching a live stream?
Does that mean he saw all my reactions just now?
!!
Yu Xia dared not think any further. Pressing her heartbeat, she replied with a "you" and quickly turned off her phone screen. She picked up a pen and haphazardly continued drawing where she had been, then, as if trying to cover something up, her gaze drifted aimlessly towards the comments section.
[Huh? I remember Mrs. Summer's hand was incredibly steady; she wouldn't even drop her pen even if she lost hair. What happened today? She dropped her pen and stood there stunned for so long.]
Upon seeing this comment, Yu Xia felt even more guilty for being exposed, and her hand trembled so much that the pencil lead in her hand almost broke.
"Is...is it true?" Yu Xia herself lacked confidence.
Although she was a bit... well, there's no need to say it like that...
Does she have very little hair?
[Yes, the pen in your hand is more stable than a shovel stuck in the mud.]
Yeah?
How could she not know?
Yu Xia guiltily skipped over the comment again, pretending not to see it.
However, Yu Xia's acting skills were really poor. Her gaze was unfocused, and her face clearly showed her guilty conscience.
Netizens have sharp eyes and immediately noticed this.
[Didn't you guys notice that Summer's acting really strange today?]
[Yes! Absolutely! Something's 90% off!]
[It seems like things started to go wrong after I mentioned that the Yu Bai Studio studio only has members with boy band-like looks.]
[Wait, it wasn't after I finished answering that. I think I heard a phone ring around that time. Summer seemed to start acting strangely after seeing that message.]
[Yes, yes, I heard that ringtone too; it sounded like a WeChat notification.]
[So what exactly did Summer see that made even the steadyest pen fall?!]
Upon hearing this, netizens who love gossip and gossip immediately became interested and began to review and analyze it on the spot.
[When Summer received the message, she was clearly taken aback for a moment. What kind of message would make someone pause upon seeing it?]
[A debt collector?]
Does she look like she's there to collect a debt?
[It's either a message from an unexpected person, or I've been forced to work overtime by my boss.]
[Guessing it was a message from Crush?]
[Didn't you guys notice that Summer paused for a moment after receiving the message, and then her face started to turn a little red?]
[Could it be that the boss made him work and made him angry?]
[This netizen, there's a reason you're single. That expression is totally shy! A mix of happiness and agonizing over what to say. And that classic combination of wanting to show off while feigning modesty, but unable to hide the smirk that curls up to the back of your ears!]
[Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly how I talk to my crush, and you've perfectly captured it.]
Netizens quickly shifted their attention from who sent the message to what it contained.
[So what kind of information could make Summer look so lovestruck?]
[Judging from Summer's blushing, she's definitely been flirted with!]
[Wait, someone just said that message was sent after answering the studio's question about the boy group's visuals. Could it be... that Crush was also watching the live stream, heard that sentence, and then sent a message to assert his ownership!]
[Holy crap! Girl, you're a genius!]
[Judging from Summer's reaction, it's very likely! Maybe Crush was upset that Summer praised another man's looks, so he went over and got really jealous! I can already picture his domineering and angry tone...]
Yu Xia was stunned by their series of analyses. They were so detailed that they could analyze every single one of her expressions, accurately describe her entire psychological journey, and guess the general content of her story.
With that kind of talent, wouldn't it be better to be a detective? Why are you watching a live stream here? You're just wasting your time!
The more guilty a person is, the more they want to refute it. Yu Xia, who was clearly trying to cover up her guilt, said: "No! Don't talk nonsense. Let's just focus on drawing."
The tactic of changing the subject was really clumsy.
[His face turned even redder.]
[That guilty look of hers, could it be that we were right...?]
I think it's very likely...
[Did Summer just post something from Crush? What did he post? Tell us so we can all analyze it together and see if there's any possibility of a relationship!]
[Maybe they've already started talks!]
[Did they talk? Did they talk? Did they talk? (Starry-eyed.JPG)]
A string of subtitles flew off the screen, and Yu Xia saw the last one: "Have you talked about it?"
at the same time.
Ding-dong—
The bell rang again.
But this time, instead of a message, a voice call came in.
The ringtone echoed throughout the room, and netizens became even more excited because of the voice message, flooding the screen with comments like "It must be Crush calling" urging Yu Xia to answer quickly.
Why would Gu Yubai suddenly call at this time?!
Yu Xia hurriedly picked up the phone, intending to hang up, but in her panic she accidentally answered.
The next second, a male voice came from the receiver: "Have you talked to them?"
Her voice was deep and smiling, her tone gentle, and indescribably sexy.
The moment the sound came out, the netizens who had been clamoring for Yu Xia to answer the phone fell silent.
"Um?"
A few seconds later, the live stream chat exploded again.
[That familiar voice...it sounds like Bai He!]
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