Chapter 12
Where does the perfume you wear come from?
Little lark?
What a strange nickname! Just as Wei Jiangxue was about to investigate further, 233 urged her to hurry back to her room and get ready, saying that the broadcast time was approaching.
Wei Jiangxue held up her heavy skirt with one hand and was led by Mi Rui'an with the other. The latter stopped when he led her into the bedroom.
Seeing that Mi Rui'an didn't seem to have much interest in exploring her live stream, Wei Jiangxue breathed a sigh of relief and told her that she had to start working, subtly persuading her to leave.
"Okay, call me after the broadcast ends. It's inconvenient for you to move around in this dress." Mi Rui'an's voice was always pleasant, and she sounded to be in a good mood.
Wei Jiangxue nodded, and then she heard her footsteps fade into the distance, and the door was closed behind her.
In today's live stream, viewers sent gifts much more frequently, especially the generous sponsor Mi, who sent Wei Jiangxue over 200,000 yuan worth of gifts during the four-hour live stream.
When Wei Jiangxue and 233 summarized the live stream, they were momentarily stunned by the amount they would receive in the end. In fact, all the money she had earned so far was from Mi's efforts; the other viewers' votes were just individual donations.
Today, I don't know if these people were provoked or what, but the gifts were being given out like they were free, like water being poured out. When Wei Jiangxue reviewed the situation, she felt it was thanks to the makeup and styling that Mi Rui'an had done for her.
233 deliberately used a close-up of her face on the cover of the live stream to attract viewers, and the big spender Mi was very interested in Wei Jiangxue, who had dressed up specially, and gave her several thousand yuan worth of gifts, making her stand up and turn around for everyone in the live stream to admire.
Although Mi didn't say much, she just kept sending money to Wei Jiangxue, but Wei Jiangxue felt that she was very satisfied.
No wonder famous internet celebrities and stars have their own dedicated styling teams... Wei Jiangxue began to think about whether she should find one in the future, but these must be very expensive, so she decided to wait until she had more money.
“Beep beep—” Wei Jiangxue’s phone received a text message. 233 was still calculating the bill, so Wei Jiangxue asked the voice assistant to read it out for her.
[Mi Rui'an: How was it? Did the live stream go well today? My makeup and styling turned out great, right? You can always ask me to do your makeup and styling in the future.]
Wei Jiangxue had a sudden thought. Oh right, she could ask Mi Rui'an for help... But given their relationship, Wei Jiangxue fell into deep thought.
233, having finished her work, saw her struggling with her own thoughts and decided to make the decision for Wei Jiangxue: 【Just ask Mi Rui'an for help. She's already offered herself, no need to hesitate. Just maintain your public image in your daily interactions and continue to bully and suppress her.】
“Sometimes we’re just as ruthless.” Wei Jiangxue said this, but honestly, she picked up her skirt and went to Mi Rui’an’s room to answer her in person.
Mi Rui'an opened the door and welcomed her in. Before he could even invite Wei Jiangxue to sit down, the latter said bluntly, "I admit I haven't been good to you before, but you said that as long as I agreed to be your test subject, all those things would be wiped clean. The makeup and styling you did was well-received, and I do want to continue working with you, but you brought it up yourself. Do you want something else from me?"
“I’ve run into some trouble outside and can’t go to the company for the time being, so I have no income during this period. You know, the company is still in its early stages and its foundation is still weak. I was thinking that working from home would be the best option, and I’m quite good at styling people,” Mi Rui’an said casually about her current situation.
"You haven't offended anyone, have you?" Wei Jiangxue became wary upon hearing this.
In fact, she had already learned from 233 why Mi Rui'an hadn't gone out—to avoid Mi Feng's spies. Recently, Mi Feng seemed to be getting anxious and had sent more people to look for Mi Rui'an.
Mi Rui'an then stayed at the low-rent housing, and when she went out in the future, she would probably be fully disguised so that no one could see her true appearance.
But Wei Jiangxue had to pretend she didn't know that this cannon fodder was a bully who preyed on the weak. Once she learned that her roommate might have offended some powerful force, she would worry that she, as his roommate, would also be implicated.
“Don’t worry, it’s not that dangerous. I’m just staying at home, and those people won’t bother you. You just need to keep quiet.” Mi Rui’an took a few steps closer and gently placed her finger on Wei Jiangxue’s lips.
She watched with satisfaction as Wei Jiangxue's raven-feather-like eyelashes trembled, then moved her hand away to help untie the sash on Wei Jiangxue's dress: "So it's settled then? You give me the money, and I'll do your makeup and styling. Four thousand a month will do."
Wei Jiangxue pondered the deal; paying wages was the simplest thing to do. Mi Rui'an's offer was already quite low, and after thinking it over, she decided not to push the price down further.
A tingling, itchy sensation came from her waist. Wei Jiangxue wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Mi Rui'an's fingertips were intentionally or unintentionally brushing against her waist.
Mi Rui'an looked up at Wei Jiangxue in confusion as Wei Jiangxue suddenly grabbed her slender, fair fingers.
Wei Jiangxue's chest heaved several times as she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll take off my clothes myself. I've agreed to your request."
Mi Rui'an didn't understand what was wrong with her. She straightened up, crossed her arms, and watched with amusement as Wei Jiangxue slowly fumbled for a way to take off the dance dress.
Out of politeness, she looked away, and only turned her head back after a while when she heard Wei Jiangxue call her.
Wei Jiangxue changed back into the loungewear she had left with Mi Rui'an. Thinking of Mi Rui'an's help, she awkwardly raised her chin slightly and said, "Um... thank you for today."
"You're welcome. If you pay me on time, I will serve you wholeheartedly," Mi Rui'an said earnestly.
Wei Jiangxue felt that the man's expression was definitely full of mockery, but she had no proof, so she could only twitch her lips and grope her way back to the bedroom.
Behind her, Mi Rui'an's eyes were deep as he measured Wei Jiangxue's entire body inch by inch.
Wei Jiangxue's vigilance was not wrong. Mi Rui'an was indeed not thinking anything good. She was just staring greedily at Wei Jiangxue's face, making no attempt to hide her interest in her.
How could there be such a person? Just by standing there, he was so captivating that she couldn't look away.
Moreover, Mi Rui'an easily obtained the opportunity to get close to her. When she was dressing up Wei Jiangxue, she was filled with joy. Her sweet rose pheromones almost broke through the defenses that Mi Rui'an had built up over the years and clung to Wei Jiangxue.
She resented the feeling of focusing on others and almost forgetting herself, yet she couldn't help but become immersed in it.
If Wei Jiangxue could see her, perhaps seeing her ugly face would make her want to run away, and Mi Rui'an could take the opportunity to calm down.
Unfortunately, Wei Jiangxue was completely unaware of this.
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I don't know if it's because she's been lucky lately, but someone has taken care of Wei Jiangxue's styling, and even someone has volunteered to be the moderator in her live stream.
After hearing the message from Mi, Wei Jiangxue hesitated. It seemed like a waste of talent to have her sugar daddy act as her room manager.
But System233 persuaded her to agree: [Hehe, this way I can save some effort. She can monitor the bullet comments, and I can focus on driving traffic to other websites for you~]
Wei Jiangxue bluntly exposed its true intention: "You just want to play games, don't you?"
Hey, leave them some underwear!
However, considering that 233 must be exhausted from having to perform multiple roles in one system, Wei Jiangxue agreed to Mi's suggestion to let Mi work part-time as a moderator and help her block and report those unfriendly comments.
Mi, the new broom sweeps clean, and Wei Jiangxue overheard the series of measures Mi implemented after taking over the livestream room through System 233. First, he added a ban on certain words, then he blocked those social scum who constantly switched accounts and insulted visually impaired people in the chat. As for the trolls, Mi showed no mercy, not only blocking them but also hiring people to engage in verbal battles with them…
Thanks to these various methods, Wei Jiangxue's live stream has become much quieter recently. Even so, Mi still makes sure to send Wei Jiangxue gifts during her live streams.
Wei Jiangxue really wanted to ask, are all rich people so idle? She and 233 hadn't seen any streamers' live streams where the sponsors would manage these things, but judging from Mi's reaction, the other party seemed to quite enjoy doing these things.
So Wei Jiangxue made up her mind that when she went to the lottery to give Mi gifts later, she would give her more things, such as handwritten letters, homemade cards, or handmade gifts. Although Mi was not short of money, Wei Jiangxue's sincerity had to be shown.
Mi doesn't require her to send long essays. On the first day, Wei Jiangxue tried sending those sentimental messages, but Mi's response was unusually cold. So, Wei Jiangxue reduced the number of long essays she sent and instead had 233 take more photos and send the nice ones to Mi. After receiving them, Mi would usually ask Wei Jiangxue if she had sent them to anyone else. If she received a negative answer, Mi would transfer a sum of money to her, marked as a voluntary gift.
Wei Jiangxue: Thank you for your generous gift, sir!
Besides all that, Wei Jiangxue could clearly feel that she seemed to have become famous. A few days ago, when 233 said that one of her videos had received a million likes online, Wei Jiangxue didn't really feel it; she just thought it was a string of insignificant numbers.
She didn't understand what this data could bring her, only that 233 had recently been acting as her assistant, negotiating with the heads of some brands and merchants, and then several packages would be sent to her asking her to help advertise.
233 sometimes blurts out something out of the blue: 【Mi Rui'an is really smart; she asked you to do the testing for Riel's robot for the visually impaired.】
Wei Jiangxue didn't understand and wanted to ask more, but then she heard several girls screaming.
The children, like chattering little birds, swarmed around Wei Jiangxue. Wei Jiangxue couldn't see them, but she could hear their suppressed excitement—
"Xuexue! Xuexue!" "I actually ran into you! I was just going to browse around your IP address randomly..." "Can I take a picture with you?"
...The noisy crowd left Wei Jiangxue somewhat bewildered, but 233 immediately helped her sort out the current situation.
Wei Jiangxue's trip was to the mall to shop and spend money, as she needed to spend lavishly to maintain her public image.
Because of the viral video clips of Wei Jiangxue edited by 233, some of the fans attracted were wealthy and had plenty of free time, so they tried to meet their idol. This is why the girls surrounding Wei Jiangxue came, but they weren't so perverted as to stalk her; at most, they just wanted to live in the same city as the person they liked.
During her live stream, Wei Jiangxue lied and claimed to be an Omega, and that her fans were also Omegas. System 233 carefully concealed the traces of Alph's presence for Wei Jiangxue, then instructed her to interact with them.
[System 233: Just say something casually, then give them a hug and a handshake, and finally take a group photo. They're very happy now, so you should love them as much as they love you.]
This kind of fervent and dazzling love from fans for their idols left Wei Jiangxue somewhat bewildered. She listened to each child's wishes in a daze, and then interacted with them one by one. By the end, she felt as if her head was covered with a thick layer of icing. She needed to think more deeply when listening to people speak, otherwise those words would be like a fleeting breeze, unable to leave a deep impression on Wei Jiangxue.
The thrill of being fawned over and praised swept through her body. After saying goodbye to them, Wei Jiangxue took a taxi home. On the way, she felt as if she were walking on cotton candy, light and airy.
Wei Jiangxue only snapped out of her daze when the security door slammed against the frame with a loud crash and the neighbor's tenants started yelling and cursing.
Her blood immediately cooled down, and Wei Jiangxue clenched her fists in a daze, feeling the soreness and numbness in her limbs.
She discovered that she really liked and enjoyed this profession where she could receive endless love.
The sound of a door opening came from the direction of Mi Rui'an's bedroom. The Omega, seeing her return, said softly, "You're going to be live-streaming today too, right? Come on, let's get started—"
Mi Rui'an suddenly changed the subject: "Where is the perfume you're wearing coming from?"
[Author's Note]
No update on the 23rd.
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