Chapter 5
Falling asleep to her voice
System 233 is indeed a top employee of the Book Bureau. She has strong work ability and first-class aesthetic sense. The cover picture she chose for Wei Jiangxue's live broadcast room has a great atmosphere.
A small, warm yellow lamp stood to one side, its chipped surface resembling craters rather than flaws. A slender, pale hand rested on the lamp, revealing a profile so delicate it seemed as if Aphrodite had kissed it; the eyes were lowered, and the expression was gentle.
At first glance, it seemed as if the moon goddess was casting a glance at people.
However, once you enter the live stream room, you can see several large characters displayed on the public screen, revealing that the streamer is blind.
The number of viewers in the live stream was not small. After all, beauty is a scarce resource, and they were all attracted at first glance by Wei Jiangxue's face. When they heard that she was blind, some people's inherent pity for her surged up instantly, and they explained to the new viewers. Others made frivolous remarks, teasing the streamer in the chat, taking advantage of the streamer's blindness to act with impunity.
The mottled walls of the low-rent apartment served as a backdrop, making Wei Jiangxue's face appear even more ethereal. She and System 233 even deliberately set up their live stream in the most dilapidated corner of the bedroom, all because they planned to portray themselves as poor, innocent girls. Moreover, blind people are a naturally vulnerable group, and although they might attract some low-quality viewers, the benefits would outweigh the drawbacks.
233 was busy writing program code to convert all the comments into data and input it into Wei Jiangxue so that she could respond. Before it was finished, it could only randomly pick a few responses. Looking at some meaningless praises and malicious insults, 233 searched for a long time before finding some useful information.
[If someone asks what you're livestreaming, just answer that you're singing. It'll be 8 o'clock in one minute, and it will start promptly at 8 o'clock.]
Wei Jiangxue did as she was told: "I'm here to sing. It will officially start at 8 pm. If there's anything you want to hear, you can type it in the chat. The moderators will help you queue it up. It's too much trouble for me to click on each person's voice translation one by one."
233's alternate account entered the scene at the opportune moment, sending several large gift effects to drown out the dissenting voices. It also logged into the moderator account, reported and blacklisted those accounts that made vulgar comments, and then focused on acting as a shill in Wei Jiangxue's live stream.
Throughout the live stream, 233 either tried to calm the chat or tried to get viewers to sympathize with and show affection for Wei Jiangxue, who was trying so hard to sing.
[My 4362nd alt account just asked about your family situation in the chat, following the script.] During the chat segment, 233 relayed questions from random viewers, while also throwing in a lot of personal opinions.
How could a poor little girl like Baihua not have a terrible family environment?
Wei Jiangxue and System 233 specially arranged a tragic backstory for her broadcasting career: Wei Jiangxue now has a sick Omega mother, a prematurely deceased Alpha mother, and an Omega sister who is still in school. In reality, it's just a slight alteration of Wei Jiangxue's own experiences, making it more believable with a mix of truth and fiction.
Following the prepared script, Wei Jiangxue added her own dramatic touch when she spoke of her sorrows, shedding a single tear at the opportune moment.
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Meanwhile, many viewers of this live stream were screaming in frustration as they were being tortured.
Who would think that a blind Omega beauty is lying?
Only Mi Rui'an, who knew the truth, remained clear-headed. The moment she heard Wei Jiangxue say she was an Omega in the live stream, she knew it was a pitiful persona Wei Jiangxue had created for her. Therefore, the genuine emotions she displayed when talking about her sick family members were most likely also fake.
Mi Rui'an felt a pang of self-reproach for almost falling for this Alpha's trick. She, Mi Rui'an, was the one who knew best how ungrateful, hypocritical, spoiled, and weak Wei Jiangxue was.
A fully-fledged Alpha, with hands and feet, actually pretended to be an Omega online to deceive people. No one would believe it if you told them, because he's an Alpha! Alphas receive far more social privileges than Betas and Omegas, and their physical abilities are superior. To fake an Omega to fool others is utterly immoral and incredibly lazy.
She coldly watched as others showered gifts on Wei Jiangxue in the live stream, while Wei Jiangxue, with tears still streaming down her face, stammered as she read out the list of thank-yous with the help of a voice assistant.
After a long silence, Mi Rui'an coldly sent the most expensive gift on the live streaming platform.
The dazzling special effects instantly flooded the screen, covering up the overwhelming barrage of comments. Because she was visually blind, Wei Jiangxue flipped through the cards slowly using the voice assistant. When she read out this luxurious gift, she probably understood its value, so she was surprised for a while. Then her smile became even sweeter, and she asked in a soft voice, "Thank you for the starry wishes from 'Initial User 23795238' sister~ I'm so happy to receive this. May I ask if there's a song you'd like to hear?"
Mi Rui'an's brow relaxed slightly after hearing her name called out by Wei Jiangxue.
Just treat it as watching a play. Although Wei Jiangxue was full of lies, Mi Rui'an was indeed moved by the story she fabricated.
Besides... Mi Rui'an found Wei Jiangxue's tear-streaked eyelashes incredibly irritating. If this little bit of money could stop her from crying, it would be quite worthwhile.
As for which song she wanted to hear? Mi Rui paused for a moment, then replied, "Anything is fine, sing whatever you like."
The housing manager must have relayed Mi Rui'an's answer to Wei Jiangxue privately, which is why Wei Jiangxue reacted so quickly this time, immediately replying, "Winter is coming in a few days, so I'll sing 'Early Winter'..."
As soon as the singing segment began, all the viewers spontaneously fell silent. The reason was simple: the live stream had been going on for over an hour, and Wei Jiangxue had already sung ten songs, albeit intermittently. Viewers who initially tuned in for her looks were now staying because of her singing. Many people thought she was just using a random title and actually intended to become an Omega-themed beauty streamer. Looking at the live stream background and listening to the streamer's own explanation, most people thought dismissively—she's just someone from a poor family, someone who hasn't received a good education; can she really sing that well?
The moment Wei Jiangxue spoke, her strength became the best proof.
The barrage of comments remained silent for the entire song. It wasn't until Wei Jiangxue asked them what song they wanted to hear again that the audience reacted. Then, the barrage of comments on the public screen piled up like a rushing torrent, so dense that the streamer's voice assistant couldn't read them all.
In the past, Mi Rui'an had accompanied her mother to several banquets, where elegant ladies and splendid guests filled the air. The banquets featured specially invited musicians or singers, renowned for their talent, but Mi Rui'an was never moved by their works. In fact, she found them boring and tedious, simply because the music, apart from technique, contained not a trace of emotion that could resonate with her.
What's the point of listening to that kind of music?
But Mi Rui'an never imagined that she would have a different experience with Wei Jiangxue.
She had just randomly rented a room and unexpectedly found herself with such an interesting roommate. Mi Rui'an suddenly realized that she might not have to worry about being bored for a while.
On the screen, the woman's cheeks were flushed, her voice was soft, and she sang "Early Winter" earnestly with her hands clasped to her chest.
Mi Rui'an unconsciously reached out, her fingertips tracing Wei Jiangxue's slightly curled hair, but all she touched was the cold screen.
Since the death of her loved one, she has not been able to sleep well at night for a long time, often staying awake until dawn before finally falling asleep for an hour or two.
Because of the pheromone intervention treatment, Mi Rui'an's immunity was already declining, and the insomnia made her physical condition even worse.
During the day, her head throbbed, her body ached and felt weak, and her mind was constantly filled with all sorts of thoughts. She could sense that sooner or later, she would either be unable to bear it any longer and choose to kill her enemy Mi Feng directly, or she would have a mental breakdown and choose to surrender.
Mi Rui'an refused to accept the second possibility. Even if she went insane first, she would take Mi Feng down with her.
Wei Jiangxue's voice, however, was like a priceless remedy, soothing Mi Rui'an's restless thoughts.
Wei Jiangxue, who lives with Mi Rui'an, is unaware that her singing has such an effect. With the help of 233, she is thanking every viewer who sent a paid gift.
As the live stream neared its end, due to health reasons, Wei Jiangxue could only stay up until midnight at most, after which 233 would urge her to go to sleep. Therefore, even though many viewers in the live stream tried to persuade her to stay, Wei Jiangxue did not soften her stance.
[The initial user who just sent you Star Wishes is back. This time they sent you 100 Star Wishes. After splitting the profits with the platform at 60/40, you'll get 60,000 yuan.] 233 reminded you.
[User 23795238 sent me a message asking me to tell you to get some rest and to remind her next time you stream.]
Wei Jiangxue had previously asked it if this initial user was a plant, but 233 said it hadn't registered the account. So Yiren Yitong concluded that this was the first female streamer attracted by Wei Jiangxue's abilities, and was worried about how to keep her there. But just before the stream ended, she sent another wave of expensive gifts.
"Okay, thank you for the gift, sister. I'll give you a heads-up next time I go live~" Wei Jiangxue immediately expressed her gratitude, then quickly ended the broadcast and, with 233's help, contacted the other party privately.
Wei Jiangxue and 233 were overjoyed to encounter such a big client on the very first day. One waited patiently for a reply, while the other frantically searched for ways to maintain a relationship with their patron.
However, for some reason, the other party did not reply to Wei Jiangxue's message for a long time.
Wei Jiangxue and 233 could only give up for the time being, since their attitude had already been made clear and the other side couldn't find any fault with it.
In the bedroom next door, separated by only a wall, Mi Rui'an genuinely didn't see Wei Jiangxue's message. After Wei Jiangxue finished her live stream, she sent her a gift as payment for her insomnia treatment.
During the live stream, Mi Ruian recorded Wei Jiangxue singing "Early Winter," then placed it by her pillow and listened to it on repeat, falling asleep to the ethereal and beautiful voice.
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